Trashing North, Waite

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

January 18, 1992

ROBERT J. Havel, in his My Word column ''Hound Terry Waite, Oliver North until they fess up,'' started by claiming to be easily irritated. Well, his column bugged me! I would call Havel a poor loser. To trash Oliver North and Terry Waite the way he did was unconscionable!

Congress spent millions of dollars investigating the Iran-Contra mess. Then their special prosecutor spent more than $25 million (all deficit spending of our taxes) trying to put North in prison. When their whole case against North was basically thrown out by the Supreme Court, one should say North was acquitted, case closed, sorry we caused you so much pain and misery - but our government doesn't work that way.

I TAKE great exception to a Housing Scene column by Lew Sichelman, ''Commission fees draw fire from consumer group.'' I have held a real estate license for 15 years in the state of Florida, and for the past four years, have made it my profession of choice.

I will not repeat any of the derogatory remarks Havel used in describing North, but to try to connect Terry Waite to the affair was too much! I am sure your reporters will have more constructive projects than to ''hound North and Waite until they fess up!''